India’s push for millets

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Agriculture/ Nutritional Security   Source: Indian Express Direction: Millet and its promotion is an important part of the government’s agenda and therefore becomes important for UPSC exams   Context: At India’s led initiative for the UN’s International Year of Millets 2023, India has called “Covid, conflict, and climate” the world’s …

States ask the centre to rein in reliance on surcharges, and cess while raising revenue

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment   Source: TH  Direction: This article discusses an issue related to fiscal federalism – how cess and surcharges are impacting the revenues of states.   Context: Several states have recently urged the central government to reduce its …

Govt. forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes   Source: TH  Direction: There have been demands from several quarters in India to scrap the MGNREGA. The article emphasises that, while the scheme has flaws, it is not useless. This is …

Constitution Day

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Polity: Indian Constitution   Source: The Hindu, Indian Express, Indian Express Direction: This is important for Mains. Keep ready the points about the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian constitution. Context: The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, for ‘We the people of India’. After being unnoticed for …